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August
2004 (Full Moon in Pisces - August 29- 10:22 PM Eastern Time)
Inspiration brings
Joy like an open window
Brings a breath of air
What's Happening?
As we move into this full moon there is a further intensification
of whatever energies, stories, dramas, or conflicts are up front and center
for you. Time seems to be flying at times and yet it seems to come to
a screeching halt occasionally. Perhaps this is to free us up from time
itself into the state of being and acceptance that allows the flow of
life. Coming back from a camp with parents and children, it seemed that
the issue that was up for many is how to let go of the thoughts and reactions
that keep us from being our authentic selves. It was obvious to all that
the children were far more authentic than the adults who seemed to wear
many masks made up of beliefs and rules that don't belong to them. It
is a challenge not to pass these masks on to our children.
When the moon is in Pisces we need quiet time as it is easy to go into
sensory overload. It is a time to listen to inner voices and allow the
creative juices to flow and share new perspectives that come.
Creativity
Feeds my spirit and body
Nourishing soul food
Upcoming Workshops
The Fall 2004 programs that I will be facilitating include:
- September 24-26 Dancing into the Darkness: Entering the Jaguar
Dreaming Lodge. This is held at Shequaga in Dansville near Rochester,
NY. Ritual, talking circle, mask-making, journeying, and dreaming! Working
with the Equinox energy we walk consciously into our dreams through
the crystal that is the West gate of the Soul to consciously dream our
lives.
Wake up those dream seeds
Living deep in your belly
Catch and nourish them
- October 23, 1-5 PM Pathways to Peace - for parents, teachers,
homeschoolers, & those who work with children - in Victor, NY. This
is an introduction to a program for educating children in a holistic
way that honors their whole being - body, emotions, mind, and spirit.
Come and learn about how to implement emotional awareness, spiritual
problem solving, and energy education in your home or school.
The Pathways to Peace
Weave inner and outer roads
Into harmony
- December 12, 1-5 PM The Dancing that is the Stillness - Entering
the North Gate in Victor, NY.
In the North we must learn to dance with the breath and use sound vibration
to clear the mind. With clear focus and stillness we enter into the
Mind of God. Entering the Circle of the Soul through the North Gate
represents the mastery of mind, where thoughts and images serve unity
rather than separation.
Singing the Star Song
With angelic harmony
In perfect silence
Dancing the Star Path
Through spiraling galaxies
In perfect stillness
Details are available on the Workshops
page of this website or the CIRCLE website www.circleinc.org.
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Brooke Medicine Eagle will be in Rochester for the following workshops
in the fall (check the CIRCLE website www.circleinc.org
for more details):
- Friday evening Sept.10 in the yurt (Victor)
An Evening of Harmony - For Yourself and the World!
- Saturday and Sunday Sept.11-12 at Shequaga (Dansville)
Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet
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Ritual
What Mask Do I Wear? - Take some construction paper
of whatever color you like and cut it to the shape of your face. Put some
eyes, nose, mouth, etc. or whatever face you might like on the front of
the mask. Then spend some time looking at what faces you show to others
that don't feel like you and write words that represent these faces on
the front of the mask. For example, I might put on my mask of happiness
when sad is what I am feeling or my "I'm perfect" mask when
underneath I feel flawed. It could be that I play the victim when secretly
I feel responsible for my life.
On the back of the mask write the words that represent the
parts of yourself that you do not show to others. On the full moon, if
you choose, burn the mask. This represents no longer having the need to
mask parts of yourself to keep them from being seen. When you feel happy,
laugh; when you feel sad, cry. Let all parts of yourself be welcome and
accepted as they arise.
False faces hide Me
I cannot be seen through them
I am safe but dead
Meditation Exercise
Finding the Authentic Self - Get comfortable and take a
few clearing breaths. Move into an inner sacred space - a pond in the
woods, a cottage in the woods, a bluff over looking the sea, a temple
made of light, or whatever place you usually work in. Call forth your
magical child, this unwounded joyful part of you that can look with innocent
perception at all things including yourself.
Imagine that this magical child is growing up, remaining magical and authentic
but growing older. Continue to progress the child in age until you reach
the age that you are now. S/he looks like your twin but s/he needs no
masks. What is this authentic part of you like? What does it like to do?
Hang out with this part to get to know it better and if it feels right,
invite it to come into your heart and return with you, or step into this
authentic self and come back that way.
Authentic Self come
Let your energy fill me
Bring freedom at last
This
Month's Article
The Age of Masks with Few Eyes
by Linda Heron Wind, Ph.D.
We live in an age of masks. My masks were gifted to me by my ancestors
- very old masks, cracking a bit from age. It took me a long time to carve
out the eyes so I could see through the mask. I look in the mirror and
I see my eyes looking back through the holes I have carved. That is how
I know that the mask is still in place. When there were no holes I thought
I was the mask.
False faces are worn to hide what is real. Where do we ever get such crazy
ideas that we must hide what is real? A story I like is that our parents
place these false faces on us when we are babies sleeping. We tear them
off as soon as we wake but after awhile they start to feel comfortable
and we forget to take them off. Then finally we don't even notice that
they are there. Click here for the full
article.
If
you have comments on this newsletter or ideas for future topics,
call Linda Heron Wind at (585) 924-5620 or send e-mail to LHWind@aol.com.
Check out the article about CIRCLE in the D&C
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/02042S35QT0_news.shtml
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